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Anagram Antics Trivia Quiz

A simple anagram quiz perfect for beginners in the cryptic mode. Have fun and enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by Fiachra. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Fiachra

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
182,091

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1367

Question 1 of 10

1. Sure upscuttled, it's a trick.

Answer: (One Word 4 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Broth gives a pulsing pain.

Answer: (One Word 5 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Use the shoe to help in the garden.

Answer: (One word 4 letters, singular, water)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Break a tablet, it is part of war.

Answer: (One word 6 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Spill the soup for classical music.

Answer: (One Word 4 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Put out Romans on the medieval farms.

Answer: (One Word 6 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. When tested about maths his dislike was obvious.

Answer: (One Word 6 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Try a turn on golf if you wish to flagellate.

Answer: (One Word 4 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Wane about once more.

Answer: (One Word 4 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Use shelf to add body or substance to your argument.

Answer: (One Word 5 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Sure upscuttled, it's a trick.

Answer: Ruse

Sure turned on its head becomes ruse, another word for a trick.

2. Broth gives a pulsing pain.

Answer: Throb

Broth, a soup is often given to sick people. When the letters are turned around we get throb, a pain like an earache for example. OUCH!

3. Use the shoe to help in the garden.

Answer: Hose

Shoe turned on its head gives you a hose, which is essential equipment in the garden in Summer.

4. Break a tablet, it is part of war.

Answer: Battle

Tablet when re-arranged becomes battle, unfortunately we are too familiar with fighting and war.

5. Spill the soup for classical music.

Answer: Opus

Classical musical compositions are known by their opus or work number.
Opus is an anagram of soup and is also the Latin for work.

6. Put out Romans on the medieval farms.

Answer: Manors

Romans when re-arranged becomes manors. Manors were the home of the feudal farming system.

7. When tested about maths his dislike was obvious.

Answer: Detest

Tested turned about gives us detest which means an intense dislike.

8. Try a turn on golf if you wish to flagellate.

Answer: Flog

Flog is an anagram of the most enjoyable game of golf. Flagellate is to flog, usually one self. Why anyone would want to is beyond me, life is tough enough.

9. Wane about once more.

Answer: Anew

Anew to do something again or to start afresh and anew is an anagram of wane.

10. Use shelf to add body or substance to your argument.

Answer: Flesh

Flesh is an anagram of shelf. We use the word literally when we speak of a physical body. We also use the word metaphorically when we 'flesh out' an argument by providing evidence etc.

Source: Author Fiachra

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